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Justin O Donnell Presents The Chop Shop Vol.2 Podcast

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THE CHOP SHOP PODCAST VOL.2 MIXED BY JUSTIN O DONNELL

The 2nd instalment of ‘The Chop Shop’ comes from Californian born &
Cork based Justin O’ Donnell aka ‘Jus Me’. The winner of The C.I.T.
‘Hit The Decks’ competition in 2005 offers up a grittier approach with
his submission all cut, scratched, dropped & blended together in his
own particular way. To date he’s aired his wares in ‘The Savoy’, ‘Club
Isobar’, ‘Lebowski’s’, ‘The L.V’ & with the ‘Elementary crew’. Expect
to see & hear more from him as he’s on turntable duties for the
revered Tralee based hip hop group ‘Lineage’.
(www.myspace.com/thelineagekrew) Inspiration wise he cites Kid Koala,
The C2C DJ.Team along with DJ.Shadow & Cut Chemist’s ‘Brainfreeze’
project as influences. So expect a similar approach here. The
collection is a bit disjointed in places but always interesting & one
of the most unique mixes I’ve heard in a long time.

It draws you in from the start with ‘Perfect Circles’ moving ‘Lullaby’
& some fine ‘transformer’ scratching ( couldn’t help squeeze the
reference in somehow) before pausing & continuing in an unpredictable
fashion throughout, this however is not meant as a negative but for me
only adds to the charm of the offering. The mix features more
traditional hip hop cuts from Blackilicous & Beastie Boys next to some
classic soul & more rock based numbers from Beck & Bjork. Here the
DJ.breaks off an excellent display of skill over the Icelandic one’s
vitriolic ‘Army of me’ & for me this is where his ability really
shines. Also on the roster you’ll find DJ Krush, Buck 65 & ‘Eddy
Senay’s’ funky take on ‘Ain’t no sunshine’. I was pleased too to hear
one of my own personal favourites ‘A Tribute to T.R.O.Y.’ from ‘J
Rawls’. Jam resident Colm Kenefick also gets 2 nods 1 being his
excellent remix of Lupe Fiasco’s ‘I Gotcha’ here in instrumental form
with more displays of dexterity from ‘Jus Me’ & the 2nd being ‘Dancin’
Skulls’. File this one under home listening for those who like the
rawer & less polished approach to Hip Hop, Soul & Funk.

Neil Corcoran ( www.myspace.com/tantricdex )

Tracklist:
1. Perfect Circle- Lullaby
2. Dj Krush- No More
3. Dj Day- Still Aint Hard To Tell
4. Black Milk- One Song
5. John Robinson- The Visionary
6. Lupe Fiasco – I Gotcha (Colm Keneficks Red Hula Hoops rmx) (inst)
7. C Rayz Walz- The Essence
9. Bjork- Army Of Me
10. Beck- E Pro
11. Buck 65, Dj Flip and Freezemaster Slick- Chokehold
12. Eddy Senay- Aint No Sunshine
13. Thes One and Raashan Ahmad- Alright (inst)
14. Colm Kenefick- Dancin sSkulls
15. Beastie Boys- Flute Loop
16. Mustafa Ozkent- Burcak
17. The Poets of Rhythm – More Mess On My Thing
18. Billy Garner- I Got Some
19. Blackalicious- Chemical Calisthenics
20. El P – Up All Night
21. Breakout- Planet Rock pt.1
22. Lee Moses- Reach Out, I’ll Be There

www.myspace.com/jus_me_81

Here are some words from Justin about his mix..
When I heard I had to write a few words about my mix it kinda freaked me out because my mix isn’t easy to explain. If i’m honest about it, it’s kinda all over the place, but I like a lot of different types of music and I get bored of listening to the same type of tunes quickly.

To most people it’s probably strange to have Beck, Perfect Circle, Poets of Rhythm, and Black Milk in the same hour long mix but to me it’s all just good music.

I try my best to be as musical as possible with my scratching. Check out the DJ Krush track and Colm Kennefick’s I Gotcha RMX for example.

The mix was made in five parts and with Serato. I used the loop option on Serato a couple times but other than that there are no edits, effects etc. Just two turntables and a mixer.

Hope you enjoy it,
Justin
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